Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-22
Application for . Patent.
Notice No. LA.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Boise City, Idaho, June 81, 1887.


Notice is hereby given that the Elmira |
Silver Mining Company, BY John Brown,
its President and General Manager, whose
ty, Idaho Territory, has made application
for United States patent for the Banner
lode mining claim and mill site, situated
in Banner Mining District, Boise County,
Idaho Territory, consisting of fifteen hun
dred $500 linear feet of the lode, and sur
face ground six hundred (600) feet wide,
being Lot No. 81 A and acres of non
mineral land not contiguous to said lode,
for mill site, being Lot No. 81 b, and
described In the field notes and plat of the
official survey on file in this office, with
magnetic variation ut 10 degrees and 30
minutes East, as follows, in effect substan-
tally and correctly:
Sand mining claim commencing at the
stake or post on which is posted the no.
| tice of relocation, at point 100 feet in a
westerly direction from the shaft sunk on
| said lode, known as the old Banner shaft
or discovery shaft, and running thence in
an easterly direction 1900 feet to a similar
stake or post ON the line of said lode,
marked EAST Center Stake,n together
with 600 feet In width the entire length of
said claim, being 800 feet in width on each
side from the center or middle of said
lode at the surface Said surface ground
being marked and described as follows, IN
effect: Commencing at a point $3.50 feet
from United States mineral monument
No. l, in direction north 81 degrees, 06
minutes east therefrom, the property be-
ing ON unsurveyed land-being cor. No.
l, running thence south IA degrees, "a
minutes east 800 feet TO post marked
rs. W. being cor. No. 9, and passing
through, at distance of 800 feet from the
original starting point, the west end Gen.
ter post or stake on which is posted the
original notice of relocation by the El-
mira Silver Mining Company, thence
north II degrees % minutes east, 1900 feet
to post marked IS. E." being cor No.
8, thence north IA degrees, 04 minutes
west, across the east end center post or
stake 600 feet to post marked IN. E."
being cor. No. 4, thence south II degrees
ed IN. W." which is the place of begin
ming, containing an area of 20 $1,000
acres. This location also covers and in
cludes what is known as the Big Crop.
pings, and said mine or Banner lode be-
ing situated about thirty miles In north
easterly direction from Idaho City, and
about one mile in northeasterly direc-
ton from the steam quartz mill owned by
the Elmira Silver Mining Company. AL
so the MILL SITE on which stands the
Banner mill, and known as the Banner
mill site, located in a triangular shape,
Immediately above what was formerly
called Wolverine Gulch, and Smiths
Fork, and between them, described as fol.
lows: Beginning at a point 1896 feet
from United States mineral monument
No. l, in direction therefrom south 80
deg. 81 minutes east thence running south
20 degrees, IL minutes east, 5745 feet TO q
post, cor. No. 4, thence north SO degrees
03 minutes west eco feet to a post at the
junction of the right fork of Bear creek
with the main creek, cor No. l, running
thence north 25 degrees 53 minutes easl
40 feet TO a post, cor. No. Q, thence north
81 degrees east 1855 feet to post, cor. No
3, which is the place OF beginning; EN-
bracing an area of five acres The north
line of said mill site being 3,950.7 feet dis
tant from the northwest corner or cor
No. of said Lot No. 81 A, the Banner
lode surface ground, In direction south
90 degrees ~ minutes 80 seconds west
theretrom; all corners of CLAIM being al
so marked L. s. l.. 81 A, and all corner,
of mill site marked U. S. L. 81 B. in add
ton to No. of corner.
The said mining claim and mill site be
ing OF record in the office of the Count,
Recorder of said mining district, at Idah,
City, in Boise County, Idaho Territory
The nearest known location being the sill
yer Chief lode or claim, which Joins tn
SAID Banner lode and claim on the west
Any aud all persons claiming adversel,
any portion of the said Banner lode min
: ing claim or surface ground, or the mil
site Aforesaid, are required TO file their ad
verse claims thereto with the Register O
the United States Land Office, at Bots
City, Idaho Territory, within the sixt'
days publication hereof, or they will b
barred by virtue of the provisions of tn